Clutch release bearing — removal and installation [Toyota RAV4 XA10]

Removal the clutch release bearing produce as follows:

Turn off the ignition and disconnect the ground wire from the battery.

Remove the gearbox.



Release the locking spring and remove the clutch release fork from the stud with the ball pin, then remove the clutch release bearing (figure 8.7).

Checking the clutch release bearing produce as follows:

Check the condition of the release bearing; it should rotate easily, evenly and quietly, and there should be no play in it.

The working surface of the bearing acting on the compression spring must be smooth, without cracks, local corrosion or wear.

Do not wash the bearing by immersing it in solvent.

Installing the clutch release bearing produce as follows:

Apply a thin layer of high temperature grease to the following parts (the lubricant layer must be thin and uniform, otherwise, when the clutch is operating, excess lubricant will be thrown onto the working surfaces of the clutch, which may impair its operation):

• internal cavity of the clutch release bearing;
• gearbox input shaft splines;

(The text is taken from the specified website: www.ToyotaMan.ru)

• clutch release bearing guide sleeve (figure 8.8);
• clutch release fork tabs in contact with the clutch release bearing;

• at the point of contact of the clutch release fork with the stud with the ball pin (figure 8.9).

Install the bearing onto the clutch release fork.

Install the bearing onto the bearing guide sleeve on the front of the gearbox, ensuring the fork fits into the hole in the clutch housing.

Press the fork until it is firmly fixed on the stud with the ball joint.

Apply a thin coat of high temperature grease to the release bearing surface that contacts the diaphragm spring.

Further installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.